Rear wheel well trimming
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Rear wheel well trimming
I'd like to find out about trimming the rear wheel wells to make larger tires and/or different wheel offsets fit. Looking through threads here, there are lots of mentions of trimming, though I couldn't find any photos of what people have done. Can anyone point to some photos?
Are both the wheel well liner and the arch trimmed?
Does the trimming cause any problems, such as allowing water, dirt, and salt into areas from which they're normally excluded?
It seems that if enough people trim their cars, there might be an aftermarket kit offered for wheel well liners or arches, though I haven't seen support for larger tires/lower offsets mentioned in any of the body kits.
Are both the wheel well liner and the arch trimmed?
Does the trimming cause any problems, such as allowing water, dirt, and salt into areas from which they're normally excluded?
It seems that if enough people trim their cars, there might be an aftermarket kit offered for wheel well liners or arches, though I haven't seen support for larger tires/lower offsets mentioned in any of the body kits.
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check www.webbmotorsports.com look through the how to's I believe he has some pictures of wheel well trimming
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Found some photos
At MINI2 I found some photos of wheel liners removed from the car, showing wear from rubbing, and showing some portions cut out.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...im+wheel+liner
I'm not able to tell from the photos how much extra room is available after trimming.
Haven't found any info about sealing the areas against dirt, water and salt, or of aftermarket parts.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...im+wheel+liner
I'm not able to tell from the photos how much extra room is available after trimming.
Haven't found any info about sealing the areas against dirt, water and salt, or of aftermarket parts.
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From: Mililani, Hawaii
Originally Posted by DunWaiten
I'd like to find out about trimming the rear wheel wells to make larger tires and/or different wheel offsets fit. Looking through threads here, there are lots of mentions of trimming, though I couldn't find any photos of what people have done. Can anyone point to some photos?
Are both the wheel well liner and the arch trimmed?
Does the trimming cause any problems, such as allowing water, dirt, and salt into areas from which they're normally excluded?
It seems that if enough people trim their cars, there might be an aftermarket kit offered for wheel well liners or arches, though I haven't seen support for larger tires/lower offsets mentioned in any of the body kits.
Are both the wheel well liner and the arch trimmed?
Does the trimming cause any problems, such as allowing water, dirt, and salt into areas from which they're normally excluded?
It seems that if enough people trim their cars, there might be an aftermarket kit offered for wheel well liners or arches, though I haven't seen support for larger tires/lower offsets mentioned in any of the body kits.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ead.php?t=6618
Some junk is going to get in some closed off areas. Do a minimal trimming and it should be OK.
Usually the liner of the wheel well gets trimmed but my arch edges are sometimes rubbed a bit if I go a bit too low with my coil overs. Ouch.
Ooops- too low again. 
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